Natural Wine Producers: Working With Nature

Portraits and interviews with the world's finest natural wine producers — farmers and winemakers who work in harmony with terroir, minimal intervention, and a deep respect for the land.

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The Dibenedetto family of L'Archetipo winery in Castellaneta, Puglia
Aglianico 3 min read
L'Archetipo
Francesco Valentino Dibenedetto and his family farm 30 hectares in Castellaneta, Puglia using synergistic agriculture inspired by Fukuoka and Steiner, producing unfiltered, zero-sulfur wines from rare indigenous Apulian varieties.
Guido Zampaglione of Il Tufiello, at left, with Igiea Zampaglione
Campania 2 min read
Il Tufiello
On a historic organic cereal farm at almost 800 meters in Alta Irpinia, Guido and Igiea Zampaglione make long-macerated, single-variety Fiano named for Don Quixote.
Ciro Picariello, winemaker of the eponymous Fiano di Avellino estate in Campania
Campania 2 min read
Ciro Picariello
From high volcanic hills around Summonte, Ciro Picariello bottles some of Campania's most precise, ageworthy Fiano di Avellino with nothing but steel, lees and time.